Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Amanda Harman

Name: Amanda Harman
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/26/2002
Location: I-35
Olathe, Kansas, 66062
County: Johnson
Agency: Olathe Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: David A. Davidson killed himself and another motorist, Amanda Harman, while driving the wrong way while intoxicated on I-35. An Olathe police officer had been trying to stop Davidson just prior to the 1:42 a.m. collision. According to investigators, Davidson passed oncoming trucks and the flashing lights of a stopped police car, but never tried to turn around. Investigators said Davidson appeared to tap the brakes of his Ford F-150 pickup just before he crashed head-on into Harman's Ford Escort, but not hard enough to leave skid marks.
Unique ID: 1573

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